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A naval battle fought between an Alliance of Greek city-states and the Empire of Persia in September 480 BC. The Greek Athenian statesman, Themistocles, lured (tricked) the Persians into the narrow straights of Salamis thus giving the Greeks the advantage over the Persians who outnumbered them 2 to 1.
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This was the "state of the art" fighting ship designed to be able to cover long distances quickly under oar and sail, and in battle to ram enemy ships with devastating effect. This was the Trireme's most important feature.
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An alliance of ancient Greek city-states designed to train warriors for war against the Greeks most feared enemy, the Persians. This league was dominated by Athens, who joined in 478–447 BC and also served as a treasury of collected funds ($$) to use in times of war.
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"The Golden Age of Greece" |
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This famous phrase refers to the period of time from around
500 to 300BC, which has given us the great Greek monuments,
art, philosophy, architecture and literature, which are the
building blocks of our own civilization.
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An ancient Greek military conflict fought in 431 BC between the intensely rival city-states of Athens and Sparta.
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| A Latin word meaning “Love of Wisdom”. |
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The term for a person who uses reason to understand and explain the world around them.
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| A form of government, invented by the Athenians in 510 BC, in which citizens govern themselves. |
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| Thick sturdy Greek architectual style of column which has no base and appears to grow straight up from the ground. This style column with a plain flat top used in the rebuilding of the Parthenon, the most famous building in all of history. |
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| Greek style of column with two swirls on top. |
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King of all Greek gods. Ruler of mankind. His main symbol was the thunderbolt.
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God of the sea and earthquakes. His main symbol was the trident. Not the gum...but a three pronged weapon on a long pole used to spear things.
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| Goddess of love and beauty. Her main symbol was the scallop shell because she was from the sea. |
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God of war. His main symbols were the shield and spear.
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God of the sun, music, light and truth. His main symbols were rays of light radiating from his head and the lyre
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Queen of the Gods and wife of Zeus. She was the Goddess of marriage and childbirth. Her main symbol was the Peacock.
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Goddess of agriculture. Her main symbol was wheat.
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Messenger of the gods. He is often times depicted with wings on his helmet and on his shoes.
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| Goddess of hunting. Her symbols are the silver bow and arrow. |
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God of the underworld.
His main symbol is Cerberus, the three headed guardian dog of the underworld. He is also known for having a helmet (or cap) of invisibility. |
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Goddess of the home and hearth (the fireplace).
Hestia's main symbol was the hearth and its flame. |
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One of the most famous philosophers of ancient Greece.
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Famous Athenian Statesman, in charge of building the Parthenon in 447 BC.
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| Famous Greek , known as the Father of History. |
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| The most famous sculptor of his time. He was in charge of the rebuilding of the Parthenon. |
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| Famous blind Greek Poet who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey, which told of the events of the Trojan War. |
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An Athenian commander of the fleet at the Battle of Salamis. He lured (tricked)
the Persians into the narrow straights of Salamis. This gave the Greeks the advantage over the Persians, who outnumbered them 2 to 1.
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| Ancient Greek market place where philosophers and regular people went to exchange ideas, opinions, talk about the events of the day and to buy delicious Greek foods. |
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The Parthenon "Party at the..."
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Built atop the acropolis, it was dedicated to the goddess Athena and was the best known temple in all of history. |
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| They were fiercely independent of one another. They did not have to answer to neighboring Greeks governments. They only came together in times of war. |
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| Continent of which Greece is located. |
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| Modern day capital of Greece and site of the first MODERN day Olympics. |
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1) The Ionian Sea
2) The Aegean Sea |
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| These two seas surround Greece on either side. |
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1) Albania
2) Bulgaria
3) Turkey
4) Macedonia |
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| The FOUR countries that border Greece. |
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| A famous mountain located in upper Greece. It was 9,570 feet high and was the home of the Greek Gods. |
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| Three quarters of Greece was this type of Geographic terrain. This made farming very difficult. |
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| Because of Greece's poor geography for farming, MOST Greeks were traders or this other occupation. |
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| Besides OLIVES, this was the most important Greek crop. It's no wonder that BREAD was the main element of the Greek diet. |
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| Made from a goat. It is the famous Greek cheese used in tasty salads. |
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| Greece is considered to be this...an area of land surrounded by water on three sides. |
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| The city-state of Athens was built atop of this enormous rock and served as a religious temple and fortress. |
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| What the word Acropolis means. |
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| One of the BEST preserved outdoor theaters in all of Greece. |
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| The LARGEST temple ever built in Greece. |
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1) The Gods controlled the world.
2) The might and glory of Athens.
3) We (Athens) are the very BEST ! |
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| The THREE things that the Parthenon clearly SYMBOLIZED to the ancient Greeks. |
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| An annual "unpopularity" contest under the Athenians democracy in which citizens could vote and select the government official considered to be the most dangerous to the government. This individual would be expelled from the city-state of Athens for 10 years. |
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The Persian religion considered this
to be demonic. For this reason, the Persians did not prefer to have naval battles with the enemy. |
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| The Parthenon was built with a series of these. The stairs and columns were curved or bowed inward in order to appear from a distance as being straight and thus perfect. |
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The Greeks were obsessed with the idea of
being perfect.They had to be the VERY best at everything.Second place was not acceptable.
They wanted to be the best athletes, poets, sculptors, philosophers, architects and
musicians. |
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Alpha, beta, gamma,delta...
...Omega |
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| Name the letters of the Greek alphabet |
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| Name for the southern Greek peninsula where the famous Greek city-state of Sparta was located. |
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| The # 1 ENEMY of the Greeks ! |
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| The Iliad and the Odyssey |
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| Written by the blind poet Homer, this was like the bible to the Greeks and detailed the accounts of the Gods, the Trojan War and about the Greek hero Odysseus. |
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